The median salary for Prosthetists is $65,100, or $31.30 an hour, and there are approximately 5,940 individuals nationally employed as prosthetists .

Prosthetists Median Salary: $65,100

Prosthetists made a median annual pay of $65,100 in 2010 for their work as crucial members of prosperous economies countrywide. That yearly income works out to an hourly rate of $31.30. Incomes change based on location, experience, and education, which is why it is most certainly fundamental to seek out top-notch training.

A reported 5,940 people worked as prosthetists in 2010, as reported by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Typically prosthetists are described as being social, realistic, and investigative. Even if you've got all of the right attributes, good training is crucial if you want to move up in this field.

Some prosthetists find that it's valuable to hone skills such as: Near Vision Visualization Category Flexibility Arm-Hand Steadiness Fluency of Ideas

Successful prosthetists frequently exhibit attributes like: Concern for Others Persistence Social Orientation

Prosthetists intending to progress need top-notch training in: Mechanical Medicine and Dentistry Design English Language Therapy and Counseling

On a typical day, a prosthetist might be assisting and caring for others, evaluating information to determine compliance with standards, or guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, making good training in these areas incredibly valuable. Want to find out more about prosthetists? You can find everything from pay info to job density for every U.S. metro area in the United States.

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Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	NA	$61,500	$29.60	$79,100	$38.10	NA

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	NA	$68,700	$33.00	$84,100	$40.40	NA
Riverside	NA	$45,500	$21.90	$71,600	$34.40	NA
San Francisco (Area)	NA	$81,500	$39.20	$100,100	$48.10	NA

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	NA	$65,200	$31.40	$82,900	$39.90	NA

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Miami (Area)	130	$58,400	$28.10	$74,400	$35.80	25.5%
Orlando	40	$47,300	$22.70	$75,800	$36.40	-19.1%
Tampa	50	$52,200	$25.10	$77,200	$37.10	-10.6%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	NA	$70,000	$33.60	$85,600	$41.10	NA

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	210	$65,500	$31.50	$88,000	$42.30	6.4%

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	50	$98,600	$47.40	$112,800	$54.30	19.1%
South Bend	NA	$58,200	$28.00	$74,100	$35.60	NA

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	30	$51,100	$24.60	$60,000	$28.90	185.1%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New Orleans	NA	$106,100	$51.00	$112,300	$54.00	NA

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	160	$62,800	$30.20	$79,700	$38.30	38.3%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	130	$69,600	$33.50	$79,400	$38.20	66%

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	120	$61,800	$29.70	$77,100	$37.00	51.1%

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	30	$89,300	$42.90	$95,200	$45.80	163.8%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kansas City	NA	$72,400	$34.80	$91,000	$43.70	NA
St. Louis	70	$69,700	$33.50	$84,000	$40.40	10.6%

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	80	$77,000	$37.00	$85,700	$41.20	119.1%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
New York (Area)	300	$62,400	$30.00	$91,400	$43.90	-19.1%
Rochester	NA	$67,900	$32.60	$73,800	$35.50	NA

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Winston-Salem	NA	$61,900	$29.70	$69,000	$33.20	NA

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	NA	$59,900	$28.80	$86,500	$41.60	NA
Cleveland	90	$82,600	$39.70	$93,600	$45.00	104.3%
Columbus	50	$76,200	$36.60	$104,500	$50.20	27.7%
Dayton	40	$75,200	$36.10	$88,900	$42.70	166%
Toledo	NA	$66,700	$32.10	$91,700	$44.10	NA

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Philadelphia (Area)	110	$65,300	$31.40	$82,900	$39.90	-10.6%
Pittsburgh	90	$36,800	$17.70	$52,800	$25.40	72.3%

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	50	$97,400	$46.80	$126,400	$60.80	110.6%

South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	40	$34,500	$16.60	$37,500	$18.00	197.9%
Greenville	90	$30,000	$14.40	$59,000	$28.40	580.9%

South Dakota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Sioux Falls	30	$79,100	$38.10	$88,600	$42.60	410.6%

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Nashville	30	$45,900	$22.10	$74,600	$35.90	2.1%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Dallas (Area)	NA	$92,000	$44.30	$116,000	$55.80	NA
Houston	NA	$105,100	$50.50	$132,500	$63.70	NA
San Antonio	100	$65,000	$31.30	$84,300	$40.50	166%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Virginia Beach	NA	$67,700	$32.60	$94,300	$45.30	NA

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	110	$68,100	$32.70	$84,400	$40.60	44.7%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Milwaukee	NA	$80,800	$38.90	$89,200	$42.90	NA

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